January 2014 Noteworthy Movements Only

[Moderator]

Post Noteworthy Movements for January here.

This thread is for movements only, pictures and discussion should go in the January Movements Discussion and Photo Thread (http://www.yssyforum.net/board/showthread.php?t=9701).

[Ian Gains]

B-LJL 747-8F Catay Pacific Cargo is operating CPA029/8 today. This will be this aircraft's 1st visit to Australia & was only recently delivered from Boeing. She is due into SYD around 12.00, so expect her into MEL around 15.30.

Thanks to Andrew S for the heads up.

[Brandon Giacomin]

Jetstar Boeing 787-8 VH-VKB is due in at 1354 as JQ7994 from Cairns. First visit to Sydney.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHVKB

Flights to Denpasar with the 787 start Wednesday. Phuket from February 3.

[Tim Bowrey]

B-LJL 747-8F Catay Pacific Cargo is operating CPA029/8 today. This will be this aircraft's 1st visit to Australia & was only recently delivered from Boeing. She is due into SYD around 12.00, so expect her into MEL around 15.30.

Thanks to Andrew S for the heads up.

Got cancelled today and overnighting.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Brand new Air Asia X A330-300 9M-XXP (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/9MXXP) is operating 'D7220/221' tonight. Current ETA is 2015.

This will be its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Nigel C]

Is this one in full colours? Or have they gone the cheap again and put 3 tiny logo stickers along the fuselage?

[Stefan Perkas]

Nigel,

This is a brand new machine from Airbus, it is in full livery (same one 9M-XXA to XXK).

[Nigel C]

There's one running around as a white tail...second hand?

[Allen Choi]

It's XXM (ex. B-HWJ DragonAir)

[Ian Gains]

9M-XXO A330-300 Air Asia X hasn't entered service yet, but is also ex Dragonair & is in KUL being readied for entry into service.

[Nigel C]

Vincent Aviation SAAB VH-VNA arrived for Bay F4 from Narrabri.

[Brandon Giacomin]

Alliance Fokker 70 VH-QQX due in at 1817 from Mildura and out at 1930 to BNE.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Jetstar B787 VH-VKD just arrived from Cairns as JQ7993. Looks like it will replace VH-VKB which may have gone u/s.

[Brandon Giacomin]

Vincent BAe-146 ZK-ECO due in at 1949 from Tamworth.

[Alex T]

Air Canada's C-FIUR Boeing 77W is operating todays AC33/34 in lieu of the usual 772LR. Rare Visit?

[Brandon Giacomin]

Uncommon but not unheard of. C-FIUR was last in on 16/11/13.

[Alex Lui]

VH-OEJ is noted as doing QF577 according to flightradar24. That is a special treat for Perth People... Is there like an Antarctica flight happening soon??

Alex

[Stefan Perkas]

Morning all,

Asiana sent in A330-300 HL7794 this morning.

Cathay Pacific Cargo B747-8 B-LJM is making its 1st visit today. ETA is 1145 as 'CX29'

[Grahame Hutchison]

B-LJM is running a little late this morning, currently west of Mackay.

[Alex Lui]

VHEBV is tracking to Adelaide as QF741 at the moment.
VHOGI is operating the QF1221 rotation from Adelaide - Hobart - Sydney.

[Ian Gains]

A6-ETI 777-300ER Etihad is operating 454/5 tonight, landing at 21.22.

[Stefan Perkas]

Afternoon all,

Scoot B777-200ER 9V-OTF operated 'TZ2/1' today. This was its 1st visit to Sydney.

[Tom PER]

9V-OTF is a highly unusual visitor as it's fitted with a full SQ interior with the older SpaceBed business class seats and it's not suppose to be operated on routes that SQ also fly.

For this reason it's only meant to fly the Tianjin and Qingdao/Shenyang route.

That said I saw it on FR24 the other day do a BKK run so it may very well of had the interior refurbished with the Scoot product.

It's been painted in full Scoot livery now also and is no longer all white.

[Grahame Hutchison]

9M-XXO A330-300 Air Asia X hasn't entered service yet, but is also ex Dragonair & is in KUL being readied for entry into service.


9M-XXO (http://images2.jetphotos.net/img/3/1/9/7/98181_1390390791.jpg) D70222 31/01/2014 10:47 AirAsia X A330-343X Kuala Lumpur-Sydney

[Stefan Perkas]

Morning all,

Air Canada B777-300ER C-FRAM is operating 'AC33/34' today. This is only its 2nd visit to Sydney. Its 1st was way back on 17/2/10 according to http://www.16right.com

[Winston Khong]

OTF still has the SQ interior, as reported late last week.